Car-coupling



(Nomodel.)

G. 8v S. GOOD.-

CAE GOUPLING.

No. 335,752. A Patented Peb.`9, 1886.

N. PETERS, Phmoinhogmphor. Washington. uc.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOEO CHRISTIAN GOOD AND SOLOMON GOOD, OF VVENGERLAVN, OHIO.

CAR-COUPLI NG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,752, dated February 9, 1886. Application filed December 2, 1885. Serial No. 134,502. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN GOOD and SOLOMON GOOD, citizens of the United States, residing at Wengerlawn,in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coupling Railroad-Cars, of which the following isa specificatiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to an improvement in car-couplings; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully hereinafter set forth,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig is a vertical longitudinal section.

A represents a draw-head, which is of the usual form and provided with the buiiersprin g B. On the upper side ofthe draw-head, near one edge thereof, are formed ears a, in between which is pivoted the lower end of a detent, C, which is provided at its lower end with an extended foot, C', to bear upon the draw-head and limit the play of the detent, and near the upper end of the said detent is a recess, C2. A spring,D,bears against the rear side ofthe detent, to keep it normally in the position shown.

E represents a rockshaft,which is journaled in blocks or boxes secured on the front end of the car, and is provided atits ends with hand wheels or cranks E on opposite sidesv of the car. An arm, E2, projects from the center of the rock-shaft, and is connected by a link, f, with the ordinary coupling pin, F, which passes down through vertical openings made in the draw-head in the usual way. Astud, e,

. projects from one side ofthe arm E2, and to the said arm is attached a rod, E3, which eX- tends up the front end of the car and passes through a keeper secured at the upper side thereof. By means of this rock-shaft the coupling-pin may be raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, and secured in said position by means of a stud, e, which catches in the notch or recess in the detent.

G represents a rock-shaft,which is journaledV in keepers H, that project from thelower side of the car at the end thereof. This rock-shaft is also provided at its ends with hand wheels or cranks G', and has a yoke-arm,G2, projecting from its front side, and a keeper or loop, G3, on its lower side at the center. In the outer side ofthe center of the yoke-arm is made an opening, G4, and through this opening and through the loop G3 is passed a lifter, I, which has an inwardly-extending end, I, to counterbalance the lifter, the outer end of the said lifter being curved upwardly, as at I2. A coiled spring, K, is on the shank of the lifter, and bears between a shoulder formed thereon and the rock-shaft G, so as normally to move the outer end of the lifter outwardly in the position shown. The function of this lifter is to bear under the coupling-link L, to raise orlower the said link, so as to strike the opening in the opposing draw-head when the cars to be coupled come together. A rod, G5, is connected to the yoke-arm of the shaft G, and extends up on the front side of the car and passes through a keeper that is secured at the upper side ofthe latter.

When the cars come together, the jar con sequent upon their impact will throw the detent C rearwardly against the tension of the spring D, and cause the said detent to release the arm E2 and drop the coupling-pin automatically to engage with the coupling-link.

It will be readily understood that by means of this invention the cars may be coupled by a person standing on the ground by the side of the cars, and without the necessity of going between them to raise or lower the link. They may be also uncoupled by a person on top of the car, as will be very readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, we claim-m l. The combination, in a pin-and-link carcoupling, of the rock shaft G, having the cranks and the yokearm,with the lifter having the counterpoise inwardly-extending end, and movable longitudinally on the rock-shaft and its yoke-arm, and a spring bearing against the lifter to move it normally forward, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a pin-and-link carcoupling, of the rock shaft G, having the cranks, the slotted yoke-arm G2, and the keeper or loop G3, with the lifter I, having the extending end l passed through the slotted yokearm and the loop, and the coiled spring K ou ICO the shank of the'lifter, and bearing between a. In testimony that we claim the foregoing as shoulder formed thereon and the rock-shaft-G, our own invention we have hereto affixed our substantially as described. signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

3. The combination7 in a, pinand-1ink car- 5 ooupling,of the detent C, having the notch CZ, CHRISTIAN GOOD. and the rock-shaft E, having the arm E2. con- SOLOMON GOOD. neeted to the coupling-pin and provided with the stud e, for engaging with the notch in the de- Witnesses: tent when the arm and link are raised, substan- H. A. KEPNER,

1o tially as described. R. S. WHEELER. 

